tisane
Plural: tisanes
Noun
- An herbal infusion used as a drink; a ptisan.
- infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves
- A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water.
Examples
- After a stressful game, a calming TISANE was just what the Scrabble doctor ordered.
Origin / Etymology
From Anglo-Norman tysanne, Middle French ptisane, tisane (“barley water, medicinal drink”), and their source, Latin tisana, variant of ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη (ptisánē, “peeled barley, barley gruel”), from πτίσσειν (ptíssein, “to peel, to crush”).
Synonyms
herbal tea
Scrabble Score: 6
tisane: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtisane: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tisane: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
tisane: valid Words With Friends Word